belong to

verb

belonged to; belonging to; belongs to

1

: to be the property of (someone) : to be owned by

The money belongs to him.

The house belongs not just to her, but to her husband as well.

His style belongs only to himself.

2

: to be a member of (a club, organization, etc.)

The family belongs to a country club.

Most of the company's employees belong to an HMO.

3

: to be included in (a category, group, etc.)

What family does that bird belong to?

4

: to be a part of (something)

the parts belonging to the clock

Examples of belong to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the data on the laptop was later ascertained to belong to Hunter Biden. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

An unpublished, undated manuscript belonging to Erwin Schrödinger lies in the Austrian Central Library for Physics at the University of Vienna. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

One of the houses reportedly belonged to Chen Mechan, or Mad Dog, the gang accused of launching the attack on the technicians. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

There’s a striking bit of dialogue in which Lee says the only place he’s made for himself belongs to someone else. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for belong to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue